THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWNJ PA. Thursday, February 11, 1858. Notices of New Advertisements. Proposals are invited for tho carpenter work and plastering of a church building in the west end of Ferguson Valley, and also for the carpenter work of a similar building to be erected in Derry township. THE SALE OF LIQUOR. —Awakening public opinion to the evils of intemperance is a first great stop towards a reform which, in time, may produce an incalculable amount of good; but in doing so we must take the laws as they are , not what we wish them to be. To undertake an aboli tion of all licensed houses, under the pres ent laws, would be, to use a homely phrase, running the whole thing into the ground. Extreme views seldom effect their object, and when they do, fail to be permaneut. The first inquiry to be made, for all locali ties, is whether a certain number of houses, with the monopolizing privilege of selling intoxicating liquors, is necessary for the accommodation of the public ? Thus, ta king Lewistown for an example, the con sideration of all good citizens ought to be directed to the question whether the houses at present licensed are necessary for the purpose designated in the law ? No one will pretend to say that the trade and travel, so essentially changed since the construction of railroads, arc sufficient to justify the number now licensed. The only criterion to go by then is the quarterly court, which brings the greatest number of persons to this point, and whatever number of taverns is necessary to accom modate these visitors is the proper number to "accommodate the public and entertain strangers and travelers." All over that are mere drinking houses, of no use to any one, but sources of great evil, and therefore ought to bo abated. We shall not at this time give our opinion as to the proper number, designing merely at present to draw public attention to this point, but ! when the proper time arrives we shall not ! only do so, but urge such measures on the part of our citizens as will we hope induce the Judges to lessen the number. Flourishing over the loft—Our cash receipts. Floating round from one borrower to another—A few Vs and Xs. Bishop Waugh of the M. E. Church, died at Baltimore on Tuesday morning. Ex-Uov. Grimes, republican, has beets elected to the U. S. Senate from lowa. ' Thos. 11. Iturrowes, Esq., wac elected Mayor of lain- ! caster last week, aa sin independent candidate. Resumed specie payments—The banks of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Sixteen caScs, Involving the illegal sale of liquor, were before tho last grand Jury In Blair county. The bark, clover and sumac mill of T. Orblson, at Or- Idsonla, was destroyed by lire on the 2VI ult. —A man named John Leonard was lately elected by twelve votes at Bellefonte to 7', years lmptjsoninent Tor passing counterfeit money. An old man named Kephart was lately lost In the woods of Clearfield, and although search had been made in all directions, no trace of him has been discovered. The Harrisburg Herald says Gov. Packer has decided not to sign petitions for office under the genetai govern ment. 11. M. Z-jok, one of the conductors on the railroad, was created an aid by Gov. Pollock with the rank of Lieut! Colonel. —Keitt, who stood hy when Brooks assaulted Sumner, J tried his hand at the same business last Friday, and got knocked down for his pains. The Harrisburg Dally Ilcrald, now published by Roy al & Mcßeynolds, appeared on Monday in au enlarged term and In other respects makes a very creditable appearance. Tbc weather continues good, bad, and Indifferent, be ing made up of a little snow, hall, rain, an occasional blow, i "ine sunshine, and so forth. Bt an article In another column It appears that we have Some miracle workers In this State, but who are not very neighborly In their dolugs, a* tiicy gooutof the State to perforin them. —Gov. Packer having declined interfering in the case 1 of Charlotte Jones and Fife, who were convicted some time sine- for the crime of murder near Pittsburgh, they I w ill suffer the punishment required by taw. and will be exocuted tomorrow at Pittsburgh. A Mani' ive, scientifically and skilfully compounded which makes no undue pretensions, and Is recommended by citizens of the highest respectability, deserves the pat ronage of the public. Such a medicine is the Oxvgenated Bitters, for the care of Dyspepsia In all its forms.' For sale hy Chas Kltz. As will be seen by Mr. Buchanan's second "sausage" on our outside, he tries hard to creep out of the Kansas difficulty, but like the ground hog he only comes out to go hack again. The Pennsylvania members of Congress voted as fol lows in the Lecompton struggle. Antl-admlnlstratiori 10 Republicans and 5 democrats. Administration -among whom is Mr. White. Leidy and Wilson were ab or dodge*!. A targe- democratic meeting was held at Philadelphia on Monday evening, at which Col. Forney presided. The resolutions endorse Buchanan excepting his policy in re gard to Kansas, from which they "respectfully, but flxedly dissent." A colored man named .Samuel Stevens, at York, while laboring under a fit of maiiin walked Into the creek j to avoid the snakes he fancied were after him, and being 1" a perspiration at the time died the next day. The J,oaf- 1 ers Debating Society will debate the question at their next | meeting whether water or whiskey killed him. - The " Independent Press." In an article on Kansas affairs, says "there is not any difference of opinion amongst uteUlgent persons" on the question "shall the minority or ie major ty of the people of Kansas govern?" As Mr Buchanan takes the minority side, does that paper mean to say that the President Is not au ixTccuoc.vr pers.mT Tu o Important decisions were made at the January term of the Huntingdon county court, bv which It wus decided that In suits against parties convicted of selling liquor In violation of law, the whole amount of the lude ment bond la forfeited for the use of public schools In th c district where such violation Is made. We And the following rebus in un exchange: From a river take a letter. And a number will appear: From this number take two letters, And a woman will be here. Pray tell what river this can be. And thus unfold the mystery. a bill la ptao.® t0 release the ball of Daniel Zelgler, late treasurer of Miff.! 1 " county. We have nearly S3UO to pay this spring on our u us . 4 "d w e fear It will be mighty Inconvenient to do so, v'" ho P e Mr. Fetter will add our case ae an amendment to theab ove Bill. We daresay there are others who would also like tff pome in after us. ——We have no paper on hand of December 24, contain ing the Golden Prize advertisement, but if Meckel & 'Jo. will caii on our agent, 360 Broadway, they will And a tile there. A paper was mailed to the proper direction, and subsequently we wrote u letter stating sundry facts—to neither of which any attention was paid. When therefore they dbinply witß their promises, we will nntse amends, but not before, Proceedings of Congress. The proceedings of Congress having be come somewhat interesting, we publish an abstract principally copied from the Balti more American: In the Senate on the 2d, majority and minority reports were presented from the Committee on Foreign Relations in favor and against the indemnification for the Amistad negroes. The House bill making appropriations for the national armories was passed. The Senate then resumed the consideration of the army bill, and whilst engaged on it received a Message from the President on Kansas affairs, accompanied by the Lecompton Constitution. is an earnest statement of the President s views, but furnishes nothing new, either in fact or argument, in relation to the much vexed subject. A motion was immediately made to refer it to the Committee 011 Territories. Mr. Douglas presented a protest against the admission of Kansas, signed by the Gov ernor and State officei-s (Free State) elect ed in that Territory, and also moved its reference to the Committee on Territories. The President's Message states that no official returns of the election on the 21st" January, at which State officers were elect ed, have yet been received. After a brief dobate, without coming to a vote, the Sen ate adjourned. The House was engaged with the joint ing deficiency bill. After amending the bill in various important points, it was put upon its passage and rejected. Thc Mes sage from the President on the subject of Kansas and accompanied by the Lecompton Constitution was received. Propositions to refer the Message to Select Committees were made, and then the House adjourned. In the Senate 011 the 3d, Mr. Wilson of fered an amendment to thc motion refer ring the Kansas Message and Leconqiton Constitution to the Committee on Territo ries, the obje.ct of the amendment being to jirovide for its reference to a special com mittee with authority to inquire whether said Constitution had been framed in accor dance with law and with thc consent of a majority of the people of Kansas. Mr. Trumbull made an ineffectual effort to call up the report of the Judiciary Committee upon the right of thc Indiana Senators, Messrs. Fitch and Bright, to their seats. A debate on the Kansas question followed. In the House, J. 1). Williamson, arrest ed as a witness in the tariff bribery case, was brought up and given until next day to purge himself of contempt in refusing ! to answer the summons of the investigut i ing committee. From the Committee on j Naval Affairs a majority and minority re port was made in relation to Commodore Paulding's arrest of Gen. Walker, the for mer condemning, the latter applauding the act. The House then debated the report of the Committee in relation to the con tested seat of Mr. Campbell of Ohio. In the Senate 011 the 4th, Mr. Jones, of lowa, presented the resolutions of the Le gislature of that State instructing its Sen j ators to oppose the Lecompton Constitution j or resign, and though he admitted that a ! majority of the people of lowa would aj>- prove these resolutions, yet he declared that he had not'the most remote idea of obeying these instructions. Mr. Mason submitted a resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, in : quiring into the propriety of extending to | the Turkish Commissioner, who it is under ; stood will shortly visit this country, an ap | propriate reception. The question of the contested seats of the Indiana Senators was then taken up. In the House the Speaker announced i the appointment of Messrs. Royee, (juit i man, Trippe, Garnett, Mott, Wortendyke and Sjtinner as the select committee to consider the navigation laws of the United ! States, the redaction of the expenditures ; of the Government, and the existing duties j 011 imports and thc expediency of a gradual repeal on all duties on imports, and a resort exclusively to internal taxation, as proposed by Mr. Boyce's resolution. Mr. J. B. M illiamson, the recusant witness in thc tariff fraud case, was brought before the bar of the House and after being examined was allowed further time to amend his an i swer. The consideration of the case of Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, whose seat is con tested, was then resumed. The Senate was not in session on the sth. In the House a resolution offered bv Gen. Quitinan was adopted calling on the President for information as to the number of soldiers engaged in the late war with Great Britain and in the Indian wars of the same jcriod, and also for an estimate of the expenditure of extending to them the ben efit of the Revolutionary pension laws, lhc resolution declining to give Mr. Camp bell further time to take testimony in the contested election ease involving his seat was adopted. A letter was received from J. D. Wil-! ; liamson stating that when subpeened he was under bonds in New York and was advised by counsel that if he left volunta rily his bonds would be forfeited, which fact, and not any intention to commit eon tempt, was the cause of his disobeying the ■ mandate. This statement being deemed ! satisfactory, he was discharged from custo dy. Mr. Harris, of Illinois, moved the appointment of u select committee to en quire generally into the facts attending the adoption of the Lecompton Constitution. He moved the previous question in order to bring out a test vote on the reference of | the President's Kansas message. The par- j liamentary contest then commenced, and \ motions to adjourn, &c., were made amid , much confusion and good humored excite ment. The motion was finally lost. The par lamentry struggle continued until Sat urday morning at 7 o'clock, the hours of the night session being spent in efforts to prevent the taking of the question 011 the i motion of Mr. Harris, Douglas Democrat, to refer the Message to a special committee of thirteen, with authority to investigate alleged frauds by which the adoption of the Lecompton Constitution wus procured. Motions for a call of the House, for the ayes and nays upon a variety of trivial questions, and similar parliamentary tactics were resorted to by the Administration party. Up to two o'clock the struggle con tinued in a good humored though not at all dignified manner,--.when a disgraceful and violent scene occurred through an indiscre tion upon the part of Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina, of which the following appears to be a correct account: About a quarter before two o'clock, while various motions to kill time anil prevent defi nite action were put, and while many mem bers, knowing that there was no special busi ness on hand and no likelihood of a vote, were lounging and dosing in their seats or moving promiscuously about the Ilall, Mr. Grow of Pennsylvania, whose seat is about the centre of the western side of the House, where the Republican members nearly all sit, found himself on the opposite side, whose inhabi tants are chiefly Democrats. There is a passage or aisle between the seats, leading from the North-east corner of the Hall to the Speaker's chair, making a radius of the circle of member's desks. Mr. Grow was quietly walking down this aisle, when Mr. Keitt of South Carolina, and Mr. Reuben Davis of Mississippi, approached him. Mr. Quitman' had risen, and Mr. Grow had object ed to his speaking. Said Mr. Keitt, " if you want to object, you had better go to your own side of the House." " This is a free land," said Mr. Grow, "and every man has a right to go where he pleases." \Y hat do you mean by such an answer as that 7" said Mr. Keitt. "I mean just what 1 said," replied Mr. Grow, and repeated the remark. Mr. Keitt then seized him by the cellar, ex claiming, " I will let you know that you area d—d Black Republican puppy." Mr. Grow thrust his hand aside with vio lence, saj-ing: "I shall occupy such a place as I please, and no nigger driver shall crack his whip over me." Again Mr. Keitt seized him by the throat, and was again driven off by Mr. Grow, and on the attempt being repeated, Mr. Grow de livered a well aimed blow and knocked Mr. Keitt down. J here was a rush of members from the op posite side of the llall, and from all quarters. Mr. Barksdale of Mississippi, rushed in to separate the combatants. Mr. Washburn of Illinois, who has a front seat on the Republi can side, thinking he was going to help Keitt, hurled into the melee and knocked Mr. Barksdale's wig off. Reinforcements arrived from all quarters, and for a couple of minutes there was a furi ous contest, hut fortunately no one was hurt, and by the aid of the Sergeant at Anns, thi principal combatants were parted and order was restored. Speaker Orr, who is a colleague and friend of Keitt, was as pale as a sheet, but compos ed and collected in manner. The moment the combatants were separated, there was a quiet that was startling in the effect. The Speaker directed the roll to be called on a motion to excuse a meyiber from voting, and the business went on until OA o'clock, when a motion to adjourn prevailed. j In the Senate on the Bth, Mr. Allen pre sented the resolutions of the Legislature of Rhode Island, remonstrating against the Leconipton Constitution. The resolution referring the President's Kansas Message to the Committee on Territories was taken up. A resolution from Senator Wilson proposing to send for persons and papers and examine into all thp facts connected with the adoption of the Lccomptou Con stitution was rejected by a majority of six votes, ami the reference to the Territorial Committee prevailed. Pending an effort on the part of Senator Douglas to call up his motion asking the President for infor mation upon Kansas affairs the Senate ad journed. In the House, according to the agree ment adopted upon Saturday morning, the first business taken up was the call for the j previous question upon the motions for the reference of the President's Kansas Mes j sage. The call was sustained, and the | question then recurring on the motion to refer to the Committee on Territories it was lost, yeas 11*1, nays 114. The amend ment of" Mr. Harris, referring the Message ] to a select committee of thirteen, to inquire j into all the facts relating to the formation i and adoption of the Leconipton Constitu | tion, was adopted, yeas 114, nays 111, and j a motion to reconsider the vote just had laid upon the table by a vote of yeas 115, nays 111. Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina, made an apology for the violation of the decorum of the House on Saturday morn ing, admitting that he was the aggressor and taking the entire responsibility of the occurrence upon himself. 11c denied any knowledge of having received a blow du ring the collision. Mr. Grow also apolo gized, and the House then adjourned. llollowuy's l'il/s. —When this great vegeta ble alterative and detergent was introduced, the want of centuries was supplied. It is the only preparation before the world which eradicates disease without enfeebling the pa tient, that cures indigestion and all the com plaints arising therefrom, that restores the disordered nerves, that regulates the functions of the bowels and liver, that expels all morbid matter from the animal fluids, that causes the constitution itself to recover its elasticity and strength, and that, in short, fulfills the design of all stimulants, tonics, cathartics and alteratives, without entailing any of the un pleasant consequences, immediate or remote, which flow from the use of ordinary medi cines. A CARD TO THE LADIES. Dr. VUPOMCO'S O OLD EM FEMALE PILLS ate itifaUiblu in removing atopiiages or irregularities of the inenies. These pills are nothing new, but have been used by tire Dot-tor for litany years, bolh in France and Ameri ca, with uniiaralleled success in every case, and he is urged by many ladies who have used them to make these pills public for the alleviation of those suffering from nny irregularities whatever, as well as a preventive to those ladies whose health will not permit an increase of family. Pregnant females, or those supposing themselves so, are spittioiied against using these pills, as the proprietor as sumes no responsibility after the above admonition, al though their mildness would prevent any injury to health; otherwise these pills are recommended. Directions ac company each box. Prirtt <ll. Sold vholrsale and retail by V. A. IIAUDT &. CO., General Agents for l.ewistown, Mifflin county, Pa., and also agents for Belleville, Milroy, Iteedsville, Allenvillc, Ac. They will supply dealers at the proprietor's prices, and send the pills to ladies (confi de.ntially] by return mail to any part of city or country, on receipt of #1 1 'trough the Lew is to w n post oflicc. For particulars get circular of agents. #>Hee that each box 1 has my signature. J. DUFONCO, | j>'3o Broadway post office, New York. | LOCAL AFFAIRS. DROWNED.-7-A boy at the poor bouse named Crozier, aged about 8 years, was sent on an errand on Saturday morning, and a basket which he was pitching before j him having got into the creek, he slipped in his efforte to recover it on the high bank | near the poor house, fell into' the water | and was drowned. His body was subse quently recovered, an inquest held by Cor oner McCord, and a verdict rendered in accordance with the above facts. SAD ACClDENT.—Frederick Ileigus, of Derry township, met with a severe accident on Thursday last, while engaged in cutting timber near Rothrock's mill, which render ed fin amputation of his leg between the ankle and knee necessary. It appears that a saw log which was sent through the sehute from above, met with an impediment near where he was working, causing one Iftnd to fly around, striking him below the knee, and fearfully crushing that part and his foot. It was amputated by Dr. Van , Valzah, assisted by John Van Valzuh and Joseph Milliketi, Jr. SHOCKING ACCIDENT FROM FLUID.— An alarm of fire was raised on Sunday evening, caused by the appearance of fiaiucs in the second story of a house next door to the Red Lion Hotel, occupied by Major D. Eisenbise as a dwelling. The room was occupied by Mrru Eisenbise, who had the door locked, being engaged at the time of the accident in reading the Bible. On bursting it open, a fearful sight was pre sented, Mrs. E s dress having caught from a fluid lamp, which she was tilting over to wet the wick, a custom too much in vogue with those who use these lamps. The top being propably loose, the burning fluid ran on her dress, in a moment enveloping the upper part of her body in a sheet of flame. In efforts to extinguish the fire Major and Alex. Eisenbise had their hands severely burnt—nor did they and others succeed until she was so severely burnt as to render a recovery almost hopeless. Several phy sicians were in attendance, who rendered all the aid that science and skill could sug gest, but after lingering until about 4 o'clock on Monday morning, her sufferings were terminated by death. Mrs. E. was a native of Reading, was well known as the attentive landlady of that hotel for many years, enjoyed a high reputation among her friends as a kind and obliging neighbor, and her sad end has called forth a general sympathy. She h-i-]is well." At a special meeting of the Wash -1 ingtoniaus held at the Town Hall on Mon | day evening last, meetings wore-appointed to be held at the following places: Kelly's .School House, Derry township, on Friday evening, February 12th. Locke's Mills, Thursday evening, Feb ruary 18th. Milroy, Friday evening, February 19th. The following persons were elected Vice Presidents: Win. Montgomery, Geo. C. Smith, Jas. Kerr, John l'hreaner, Martin I Hopper, Absalom Snyder and Henry Stahl. On motion, C. E. Thomas and J. A. Mc i Kee were appointed Assistant Secretaries. John Davis, Daniel Fichthorn, John I Cubbison, Samuel Bclford, Henry Book, Bernard Riley, James Parker, James slc- Dowcll, L. J. Elberty, James McCord, William Lind and Benjamin Stauber were | appointed a Vigilance Committee. The regular mcetingon Tuesda}- evening was largely attended. Col. J. Hamilton, Thos. M. T'tley, James A. Belford, Chas. Stratford, Rev. Thos. Stuart, and Rev. Dr. Woods delivered addresses. RECOVERED.—Some silver watches, a i portion of those stolen from G. W. Gibson's jewelry establishment some time ago, were recovered the other day through the indis cretion of the robber, who commenced an anonymous correspondcuce with Mr. Gib son, and as an evidence of his sincerity pointed out where the above watches could be obtained. For the remainder, excepting a few which had been disposed of, he de manded that a certain sum of money (§7O) should be deposited at a specified place, when they would also be pointed out. At this stage of the proceedings, and before this arrangement was consummated, cir cumstances seemed to point to a young man of this place, who was accordingly arrested and committed. The watches recovered appear to have been buried or hid in a damp place, as they are considerably rusted. S&*A number of men and boys are in the habit of defacing the walls at the Town Hall with pencil, chalk, kale, Ac. We will pay a reward ot one dollar for testimony sufficient to convict any one who may here after engage in this low-liied business, or in cutting seats, benches, doors, window frames, or other woodwork at that building. 80^,.D you wish to raise your boys in the way they should not go, turn them out on the street every night. EXHIBITION. —The scholars attending j the Lewistown Aeadeni} r gave an exhibition on Saturday evening last at the Town Hall, which came off with considerable eclat, j though mingled, as is always the case, with ! good, bad and indifferent speaking. A i number of compositions were also read, some of which were highly creditable to the authors. The hall was crowded to ex cess. A light charge was made for admis sion, and we are pleased to learn that the receipts, after deducting will make a considerable addition to the library. ; Under the management of Mr. Warner, the Academy has regained a high standing and liberal patronage. smoke and wash house on the premises of Mrs. Cunningham in Kishaco quillas valley, was destroyed by fire last week. Wild eat was killed in Granville on Monday by James Brothers (son of Jo seph)—making the second shot in that; region this winter. * For the Gazette. " Why stiunhlsl thou ilit- before thy time?" Reader, look around and see the great numbers that arc carried to the silent tomb, then ask yourself the above important question. It is one of great moment, yet, alas, how many of your companions are no more. Notwithstanding the importance and solemnity of this question, you need not marvel when -you rightly understand the cause of so much premature death in the world. If you trace man's life from the cradle to the grave, you will find a train of continual disobedience of God's laws. To sin is to violate God's law. The laws of nature or the laws that govern our lives or existence, are the laws of God; consequent ly, if we place ourselves in false relation to these laws, we commit sin. The infant in the cradle was not horn to breathe impure air, or to be the*receptacle of poisonous drugs. Its little stomach was not intended by its Creator to be a minia ture apothecary shop. These little dears are made to suffer untold pain and agony, because of the false teachings of the guar dians of health—the doctors. Thus you see these buds of mortality are nursed in the hot house of maternal ignorance; and is it a wonder that the flower of youth is so weak and sickly. Follow the period of j life through youth to manhood and you j will find the physical condition no better. J The seed or cause of disease was firmly i rooted in the infant and created the neces sity, professionally taught, of administering more of the cause of disease to cure the effect of previous medication, or, in other words, to cure the existing disease by pro ducing another. Is it a wonder that s<> many die so young, when this mode of rearing children is countenanced by men who ought to know better. The youth of our land, from false training, have unnat ural instincts and jniivertcd appetites—are literally digging their graves with their teeth and drinking themselves to death. Cod made man to lie*, not to die. as do so many. Do you think it is easier to die than to lire ? It is east/ to live and hard to die, yet millions think the reverse is true. Were one-half the effort put forth to xtay in the world that is put forth to yet out of it, death would be seen so seldom as not to be unwelcome. Death should not he seen in any house where the young are. It is a sin to be sick ; it is shameful to die in the way in which it is so popular to term providential. If a man dies at his blos soming, it is termed dying in the provi dence of God. whereas, without the least doubt, his death comes in the face of all God's providences. We look for a better day, in which man kind will he taught how to live in order to fill his destiny properly—to eat to live, not to live to eat —and that when sick, the best way to get well is not to fill the system with drug poisons. The time is fast approach ing when man will see that the curative principle is in the living organism, not in an inert or dead substance—when other means will be made use of for the cure of disease than those which are the causes of disease. This is the fundamental error under which the whole medical world has? been laboring for the last three thousand years, viz : "That in the treatment of dis ease we do but substitute one morbid ac tion for another; that the most violent poisons are among our best remedies." There is only one school of medicine that has thrown oft this old fogy notion of treating the ill to which flesh is heir to, and only one that, teaches man so to live as to be in obedience to the laws of his being. MKDICUS. Married. On the the 29th ult., by Rev. P. P. Lane PETER DURST, of Centre Ilall, Centre coun ty, to Miss CATHARINE SWAB, of this county. On the 3d inst., by Rev. D. D. Clark, PHIL IP WILER to Miss SARAH A. FLEMING, daughter of John Fleming, Esq., of Kishaco quillas valley. Died. In Oliver township on the Ist ult., Mrs. EVE CUBBISON, in the 85th year of her age. On the 29th ult., at the residence of Win. Mitchell, in Derry township, Mrs. MARY CLAYTON, aged about 85 years. PROPOSALS will be received by either of the undersigned until SATURDAY, the 1 Bth day of next, for the Carpenter j Work (including boarding) of a piank Meet- 1 ing House, 40 by GO feet, to be built in Derry | teweship, near Abraham Rothrook's. Speci- I fications to be soon, on and after Thursday, j the 18th inst., at Thomas Mayes' hotel, in ' Lewistown. ABRAHAM lIOTHROCK, DANIEL BESIIOAR, JACOB MOHLF.R, Febl 1 Building Committee. PENNSYLVANIA R The following is an abstract of t t nual Report of J. Edgar ident of the road : '' N The report opens with a refereno , financial crisis, and mentions that t ? ,he ht. divide the semi-annual profits in No owy.g to this cause ; the profit, tified a reasonable dividend, but th 'N invested in constructing and eq u j Dn } under the impression that the mortgage bonds would enable theft 0 ' **s replace them in time fur the div•) lor> l tween placing the Company's credit ,v 4 ' or the sacrifice of its securities and th* rary inconvenience of the sharehoi7 Hoard could not hesitate, and the *• S interests of all have undoubtedly be ed. A dividend will be paid in ,Vf # v„" Co| ta Board have determined to redu.i?! 11 ; Tb debt (which is now about 5 per ' slock) to 3 per cent, and hereafter it to exceed this limit. '"tllo, It has been urged that the suspends should be divided among the stockhru convertible scrip, but it has not beenlt* sound policy to do so at present A, IK period this disposition of these profit lll advisable. The earnings of the road during the year, as reported by the Gen era! Superintendent, were 41 tit,. 1 From which deduct ' tolls paid Phil's and Col'bia (State) road, to July 31, $239,385 97 Harrisburg and Lan caster RR. 294,249 71 Northern Central RR. 46,90] 17 Phil'a City RR. 5,303 99 Leaving the business of the Penn- d '^S| sylvania RR. proper, 4 339 xa From this deduct transportation ® expenditure and tonnage duties 2,484 Sgg^ Leaving the surplus earnings of * the road for 1857 . j at, From which deduct the following ' * items, not included in the state ment of the General Superin't: Interest on Funded Debt, as it stood Jan 1, 1858, which is more than it avera ged for the year, $444,775 48 Ex'ses gen'l office, Ac., 38,430 94 State tax paid on Stock and Bonds, 55,806 42 Balance of rent accl., 25,513 07 Dif. in interest on bills pa-, able and receiva ble, say, 34,000 00 Five months of accrued interest on purchase of Main Line, Jan], 156,250 00 There is a balance of j jqq which is more than sufficient for a div Eight per cent, upon the capital ofihefw ny. Any additional allowance for dcterionta would seem to be unnecessary, but if we 1 $175,677 to "Contingent and Renewal FuJ there would still remain $924,473 95 which equivalent to a dividend of seven per cent usa the present capital of the Company. ~ The whole number of passengers carriedb. tween Philadelphia and Pittsburg is equnjw to 143,613 passing over the whole length the road, showing a decrease of 5 040 pu gets. Upon the Harrisburg and Lancatf Railroad (leased by this Company), adding number carried uer the Columbia brai.ei. equivalent was 140 329, being 3M less than the equivalent through passengers®, ried on the Pennsylvania Railroad: shevn that the local business on the Pennsylvania Ha' road, though traversing a mountainous re®, intersected by rich Talleys, to be that of its associate, though passing f w whole length through the wealthy andprm ous counties of Dauphin and Lancaster. The gross earnings of the road fur fed during the year were $3.37G,516 26, beiita increase of $132,284 69. The year 1858 will be the first under wi the whole line from Philadelphia to Pittstari will be operated by the Company, and Si this period the accounts of the Comj.aiiy wlk kept so as to be of greater value for futurtrrf eteence in exhibiting the development of 18 traffic of the line. The report gives a condensed sketch of tk purchase of the Main Line, and states ua bonds of the Company for the amount (s72s U00) have been delivered to the Treasured the Common wca th. Provision has been as* for the gradual extinguishment of the deit* curred by the purchase of the Main Line. Tk canals purchased were" found in a very dilq> ■ dated condition, but the puicha>e is a goedna lor the Company, inasmuch as the whole in can now be operated with greater efficiestj. The Columbia Railroad was found in better order than the canals. The report says, that the Company iani just claim on the State for certain bean pairs, Ac., made on the purchased railrod, which accounts for a seemingly heavy outlay on this part, now known as the Philadtlpta Division of the load. The ordinary running expenses of tbispcr tion of the road, have been largely reduced, 3nd will be still further curtailed as circia stances permit, j Upon the other portions of the road their creased expenses are mainly due to tbeiwf* sed tonnage trar.spoitcd, except for the itm of iron, rails, Ac., and repairs of bridges. The prevailing low prices of labor aw®* terials will be sensibly felt during 1858,a® will fully compensate for any anticipated4r crease in the business of the road. But little progress has been made with Ik second track ; on the Western of second track have been laid, with 13 & of sideings and a single track branch toW* containing 20; miles. On tke Eastern Did* 70 miles of second track and 12$ milesofs* ings have been laid. The branch from Alt'* j to Hollidaysburg, eight miles in length,ia* ' sideings, is equivalent to 10 milesof J#* ' track. $1,088,396 36 is yet required to<* plete the double track and substituting* bridges for tbe present wooden ones.ew the Susquehanna bridge. . The remainder of the report disc®** connections of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago** road, and their other important connect***" The rolling stock is considered amply w* tomectany demands which may arise thep® year. The necessary changes which ha made since the purchase of the Main U* the manner of conducting the General Superintendent, and the late res?* tions of Messrs. Spangler, Farnum a penter, are also alluded to. The vaca the Board of Directors have been fi 1* * appointment of Messrs. John Hulme, Rosengarten and Wistar Morris^^^^ NOTICE TO CARPENTERS & PROPOSALS WIN BE RECEIVED B.Y* dersigned at the house of Saw"** Sr., on MONDAY, the 22d PAI I; ' RUARY, for the carpenter work am P ing of a Meeting House of the Lei"® tist Church, to be erected in the ww . Ferguson's Valley. Specification® inade known at the time. Propo-a jji received or specifications may bt days previous by calling on Peter • at his residence in Oliver township county. JOSEPH R. HANAWAM SAMUEL MYERS. Sr., PETER S. MYERS, Feb. 11-2t. Building Lo oltt
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